Me: 55+ year old skier, been skiing my whole life. Live about 20 mins from Beaver Creek, CO. Had back surgery 10 years ago, which left me with nerve damage in my left leg (weakness). On top of that, broke my Pelvis in 2020 and Ankle in 2022. So I've got back, hip and leg muscle issues. I've kept skiing, but having trouble getting through an entire day. Also, had trouble skiing an entire run without stopping a few times.
Anyway... I was intrigued by Ski Mojos. I saw ads via facebook and did some research. They were invented by a guy in the UK. I was pretty skeptical, but the distributor/reseller (Keith aka Ski Mojo USA) is in Colorado. So I asked if he could do a demo. I met him at Vail last Monday. It was a packed powder/groomer day.
Skiing with them was a little strange at first, because it was almost like they were pushing against me. The first two runs, I wasn't sure they were for me. Then I took a run down Poppyfields. A run where there are certain places I always have to stop (since 10 years ago). I didn't feel like I needed to stop. I was starting to like these things. I wouldn't say I was totally convinced, but I was surprised. We skied a few more runs and I definitely felt like I could ski longer/farther without getting sore. I also noticed that getting on the bus back to the parking garage at Vail, that I could get onto the bus without using handles or pushing on my poles or skis. My legs weren't so sore that I felt like I needed to lie down. I ended up buying a pair of the Mojos from Keith and picking them up at Copper the next day (he set them up for me and brought them back up to the mountains).
Over the next week, I've skied 3 more times with the Mojos. One more day at Vail, where it was packed powder. I skied almost 27k Vertical and skied until 3:15pm with a few breaks. The most I've skied all season. I skied Beaver Creek last week on some packed powder, with some guys who ski top to bottom without stopping and I kept up. Then yesterday, we got 24" over 48 hours and I skied Beaver Creek. The Mojos totally transformed my day skiing in the powder. I could focus on technique and just enjoy the powder rather than struggling because my legs/back were hurting and just trying to get down.
They have really helped my confidence a lot too.
Anyway.. I'm not getting any money or anything to write this, but just in case anyone else has seen these things and thought they must be a scam or they can't really work. They do help. They have helped me a lot. I'm still in a little bit of disbelief, myself. Caveats... They are a little pricey, also it adds an extra step to getting ready to ski, by having to put them on. It takes me about 10-15 mins to get them all setup under my pants. I could probably get them on in 5-10 over my pant.
Anyway... I was intrigued by Ski Mojos. I saw ads via facebook and did some research. They were invented by a guy in the UK. I was pretty skeptical, but the distributor/reseller (Keith aka Ski Mojo USA) is in Colorado. So I asked if he could do a demo. I met him at Vail last Monday. It was a packed powder/groomer day.
Skiing with them was a little strange at first, because it was almost like they were pushing against me. The first two runs, I wasn't sure they were for me. Then I took a run down Poppyfields. A run where there are certain places I always have to stop (since 10 years ago). I didn't feel like I needed to stop. I was starting to like these things. I wouldn't say I was totally convinced, but I was surprised. We skied a few more runs and I definitely felt like I could ski longer/farther without getting sore. I also noticed that getting on the bus back to the parking garage at Vail, that I could get onto the bus without using handles or pushing on my poles or skis. My legs weren't so sore that I felt like I needed to lie down. I ended up buying a pair of the Mojos from Keith and picking them up at Copper the next day (he set them up for me and brought them back up to the mountains).
Over the next week, I've skied 3 more times with the Mojos. One more day at Vail, where it was packed powder. I skied almost 27k Vertical and skied until 3:15pm with a few breaks. The most I've skied all season. I skied Beaver Creek last week on some packed powder, with some guys who ski top to bottom without stopping and I kept up. Then yesterday, we got 24" over 48 hours and I skied Beaver Creek. The Mojos totally transformed my day skiing in the powder. I could focus on technique and just enjoy the powder rather than struggling because my legs/back were hurting and just trying to get down.
They have really helped my confidence a lot too.
Anyway.. I'm not getting any money or anything to write this, but just in case anyone else has seen these things and thought they must be a scam or they can't really work. They do help. They have helped me a lot. I'm still in a little bit of disbelief, myself. Caveats... They are a little pricey, also it adds an extra step to getting ready to ski, by having to put them on. It takes me about 10-15 mins to get them all setup under my pants. I could probably get them on in 5-10 over my pant.